Latin Word of the Day
forum
FO-rum • noun (neuter, 2nd declension) — 14th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: marketplace, public square; the civic and commercial center of a town
Examples
- Forum magnum in centro urbis situm est.
(The large forum is located in the center of the city.) - Mercatores in foro merces et poma vendunt.
(Merchants sell goods and apples in the forum.) - Nocte forum silentium tenet et lucernae exstinguuntur.
(At night the forum is quiet and the lamps are extinguished.)
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Forum commonly refers to the public square or marketplace in Roman towns — a place for trade, meetings, and civic activity. In modern usage it can be used generally for a public gathering space or marketplace.
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